NBA Exec Says League Fears Maverick Carter And LeBron Could Launch NBA Rival With Saudi Backing originally appeared on Fadeaway World. LeBron James has challenged the NBA before, but never like this.

Reports that Maverick Carter and LeBron James have secured funding for their international basketball league have the NBA concerned.

The world was sent into a frenzy last week when a photograph emerged with LeBron James, his longtime business partner, Maverick Carter, and Nikola Jokic's agent, Misko Raznatovic, sitting together on a yacht.